NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh in the very last 10 years was viewed as an agriculture results tale. In his initial two phrases in 2003 and 2008, the BJP federal government in the condition, led by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan could do no completely wrong for farmers — be it irrigation, procurement charges, energy, and rural roadways — all this took place with the UPA was in the Centre.

Immediately after the Modi came to energy in 2014 in the Centre and the agriculture increase in MP commenced fading. The central governing administration tried out to bring down food items inflation and did not raise crop procurement prices as the UPA had performed previously. It also minimize import taxes on numerous farm commodities and limited abroad product sales of some crops. These procedures, together with world wide agri-commodity crash which came with a supply glut overseas, harm crop prices and farmers in India.

Then arrived demonetisation in 2016 which paralysed buying and selling of farm commodities and dragged price ranges down additional. To make matters even worse, in mid-2017, farmers protesting in opposition to decreased rates in Mandsour district of Madhya Pradesh have been fired at and six died in the protests.

Considering that then the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh experienced been on the again foot with farmers. Different makes an attempt by Shivraj Singh Chouhan to placate farmers by featuring them concessions did not help.

However closing election results are still to be declared, a search at the change in seats in parts most impacted by farmer concerns implies that farmer distress labored versus BJP in MP. The Congress has made significant gains in this area in the 2018 elections. The bash has taken the guide in 28 seats and appears to be retaining 5 seats. In 2013, it had won just 10 seats in the exact same location.

HOW SEATS Experiencing MOST FARMER DISTRESS POLLED

HOW SEATS Struggling with MOST FARMER DISTRESS SHIFTED

Also in 2013, BJP received 122 of 184 rural seats in the state. So much, it prospects in just 80 rural seats in MP. The Congress on the other hand, is foremost in 97 seats in rural MP this election. Astonishingly, BJP candidates are top in Mandsour and Malhargarh, the hotspots of the farmer agitation in the state.